Slightly early this week, the ramblings can be found from the latest news box and the front page.

As Simon, (Suedehead2), says - 'Divide' has achieved its 52nd UK Top 10 Week. It is his 3rd Album to reach a Year in the UK Top 10.

'Plus' managed 56 Weeks & 'Multiply' has tallied 98 Weeks. He becomes the 1st Act to achieve 3 UK Top 10 Albums, with a Year - or

more - in the Top 10. No-one else has more than 2 - The Beatles and Simon & Garfunkel.

 

'Divide' is also only the 22nd Artist Album to reach a Year, in the UK Top 10, and only the 32nd Album, of any Genre, to achieve it.

 

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LIST A -- UK ALBUMS -- WITH THE MOST TOP 10 WEEKS

 

(Excluding Film Soundtracks, Original Cast Albums, & TV Cast Albums)

 

(W/E 28th July 1956 to W/E 8th March 2018)

 

01) BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER - SIMON & GARFUNKEL - 135 (1970)

02) X - ED SHEERAN - 98 (2014)

03) THRILLER - MICHAEL JACKSON - 88 (1982) (Includes 7 Top 10 Weeks with ‘Thriller 25’)

04) 21 – ADELE - 77 (2011)

05) IN THE LONELY HOUR – SAM SMITH - 76 (2014)

06) TUBULAR BELLS - MIKE OLDFIELD - 74 (1973)

07)=BACK TO BLACK - AMY WINEHOUSE - 72 (2006) (Includes 12 Weeks with the ‘Deluxe Edition’)

07)=THE FAME - LADY GAGA - 72 (2009) (Includes the Sales of ‘The Fame Monster’)

09) OUR VERSION OF EVENTS - EMELI SANDE - 67 (2012)

10) BROTHERS IN ARMS - DIRE STRAITS - 66 (1985)

11) THE SINGLES 1969 - 1973 - THE CARPENTERS - 64 (1974)

12) PLEASE PLEASE ME - THE BEATLES - 62 (1963)

13) GREATEST HITS - SIMON & GARFUNKEL - 59 (1972) (Peaked at No.2)

14) GOLD - ABBA - 58 (1992)

15)=TALK ON CORNERS - THE CORRS - 56 (1997)

15)=NO ANGEL - DIDO - 56 (2000)

15)=+ - ED SHEERAN - 56 (2011)

18) BEST OF THE BEACH BOYS VOL.1 - THE BEACH BOYS - 55 (1966) (Peaked at No.2)

19) LED ZEPPELIN II - LED ZEPPELIN - 54 (1970)

20)=SGT PEPPER’S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND - THE BEATLES - 52 (1967) ###

20)=(WHAT’S THE STORY) MORNING GLORY? - OASIS - 52 (1995)

20)=÷ - ED SHEERAN – 52 (2017)

 

### = The Official Charts Company, have 'Sergeant Pepper' on 49 Top 10 Weeks, as they do not count its 3 Top 10 Weeks in 1987. They were

W/E 13th June 1987 - No.3 - No.6 - No.7. But, they should be added in, as the 1987 Album was the same as the 1967 Album. They do add in its

Re-Issued Top 10 Weeks for 1992 - No.6, 2009 - No.5, and 2017 - No.1. So its 3 Top Ten Weeks in 1987 really should also be added in.

 

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LIST B -- UK ALBUMS -- WITH THE MOST TOP 10 WEEKS

 

(Including Film Soundtracks, Original Cast Albums, & TV Cast Albums)

 

(W/E 28th July 1956 to W/E 8th March 2018)

 

01) SOUTH PACIFIC (OST) - VARIOUS ARTISTS - 276 (1958)

02) THE SOUND OF MUSIC (OST) - VARIOUS ARTISTS - 233 (1965)

03)=THE KING & I (OST) - VARIOUS ARTISTS - 153 (1956)

03)=WEST SIDE STORY (OST) - VARIOUS ARTISTS - 153 (1961)

05) BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER - SIMON & GARFUNKEL - 135 (1970)

06) MY FAIR LADY (ORIGINAL BROADWAY CAST) - VARIOUS ARTISTS - 122 (1958)

07) THE BLACK & WHITE MINSTREL SHOW - THE GEORGE MITCHELL MINSTRELS - 120 (1960)

08) OKLAHOMA! (OST) - VARIOUS ARTISTS - 113 (1956)

09) X - ED SHEERAN - 98 (2014)

10) THRILLER - MICHAEL JACKSON - 88 (1982) (Includes 7 Top 10 Weeks with ‘Thriller 25’)

11) GIGI (OST) - VARIOUS ARTISTS - 79 (1959) - (Peaked at No.2)

12) 21 – ADELE - 77 (2011)

13) IN THE LONELY HOUR – SAM SMITH - 76 (2014)

14) TUBULAR BELLS - MIKE OLDFIELD - 74 (1973)

15)=BACK TO BLACK - AMY WINEHOUSE - 72 (2006) (Includes 12 Weeks with the ‘Deluxe Edition’)

15)=THE FAME - LADY GAGA - 72 (2009) (Includes the Sales of ‘The Fame Monster’)

17) OUR VERSION OF EVENTS - EMELI SANDE - 67 (2012)

18) BROTHERS IN ARMS - DIRE STRAITS - 66 (1985)

19) THE SINGLES 1969 - 1973 - THE CARPENTERS - 64 (1974)

20) PLEASE PLEASE ME - THE BEATLES - 62 (1963)

21) GREATEST HITS - SIMON & GARFUNKEL - 59 (1972) (Peaked at No.2)

22) GOLD - ABBA - 58 (1992)

23)=TALK ON CORNERS - THE CORRS - 56 (1997)

23)=NO ANGEL - DIDO - 56 (2000)

23)=+ - ED SHEERAN - 56 (2011)

26)=OLIVER! (ORIGINAL LONDON CAST) - VARIOUS ARTISTS - 55 (1960) (Peaked at No.4)

26)=MARY POPPINS (OST) - VARIOUS ARTISTS - 55 (1964) - (Peaked at No.2)

26)=BEST OF THE BEACH BOYS VOL.1 - THE BEACH BOYS - 55 (1966) - (Peaked at No.2)

29) LED ZEPPELIN II - LED ZEPPELIN - 54 (1970)

30)=SGT PEPPER’S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND - THE BEATLES - 52 (1967)

30)=(WHAT’S THE STORY) MORNING GLORY? - OASIS - 52 (1995)

30)=÷ - ED SHEERAN – 52 (2017)

 

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Edited March 2, 20187 yr by zeus555

Thanks for that Colin - and for sending it to me in advance so that I could pinch some of it!